Move to build_post and dispatch_post in most controllers

app/controllers/albums_controller.rb

@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ class AlbumsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    aspect = params[:album][:to]
+   aspects = params[:album][:to]
 
-    @album = current_user.post(:album, params[:album])
-    if @album.persisted?
+    @album = current_user.build_post(:album, params[:album])
+    if @album.save
+      raise 'MongoMapper failed to catch a failed save' unless @album.id
+      current_user.dispatch_post(@album, :to => aspects)
       flash[:notice] = I18n.t 'albums.create.success', :name  => @album.name
-      redirect_to :action => :show, :id => @album.id, :aspect => aspect
+      redirect_to :action => :show, :id => @album.id, :aspect =>aspects
     else
       flash[:error] = I18n.t 'albums.create.failure'
-      redirect_to albums_path(:aspect => aspect)
+      redirect_to albums_path(:aspect =>aspects)
     end
   end
 

app/controllers/dev_utilities_controller.rb

@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ class DevUtilitiesController < ApplicationController
 
   def set_profile_photo
     render :nothing => true
-    album = current_user.post(:album, :name => "Profile Photos", :to => current_user.aspects.first.id)
-    current_user.raw_visible_posts << album
-    current_user.save
+    album = current_user.build_post(:album, :name => "Profile Photos")
+    current_user.dispatch_post(album, :to => current_user.aspects.first.id)
 
     backer_number = YAML.load_file(Rails.root.join('config','backer_number.yml'))[:seed_number].to_i
     username = backer_info[backer_number]['username'].gsub(/ /,'').downcase

app/controllers/photos_controller.rb

@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
 
       params[:photo][:user_file] = file
 
-      @photo = current_user.post(:photo, params[:photo])
-
-      respond_to do |format|
-        format.json{render(:layout => false , :json => {"success" => true, "data" => @photo}.to_json )}
+      @photo = current_user.build_post(:photo, params[:photo])
+
+      if @photo.save
+        raise 'MongoMapper failed to catch a failed save' unless post.id
+        current_user.dispatch_post(@photo, :to => params[:photo][:to])
+        respond_to do |format|
+          format.json{render(:layout => false , :json => {"success" => true, "data" => @photo}.to_json )}
+        end
+      else
+        respond_with :location => album, :error => message
       end
 
     rescue TypeError

app/controllers/status_messages_controller.rb

@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ class StatusMessagesController < ApplicationController
     public_flag.to_s.match(/(true)/) ? public_flag = true : public_flag = false
     params[:status_message][:public] = public_flag 
 
-    status_message = current_user.post(:status_message, params[:status_message])
+    status_message = current_user.build_post(:status_message, params[:status_message])
+    if status_message.save(:safe => true)
+      raise 'MongoMapper failed to catch a failed save' unless status_message.id
+      current_user.dispatch_post(status_message, :to => params[:status_message][:to])
+    end
     render :nothing => true
   end